by Alex Massaad
I work in the heart of the ByWard Market and we're severely lacking in terms of places to grab a healthy bite to eat. For example, lets say you're at Majors Hill Park and you want a coffee or a sandwich. You have the option of walking to Bridgehead on Dalhouse (600m, 7 minutes walking according to google maps), walking to one of Rideau and Sussex' two Starbucks (also 600m, but apparently 8 minutes walk).
Very disapointing, until now! A third option to grab a snack in the heart of Ottawa: Angelina Cafe
Located at 11 Murray Street, Ottawa Ontario (old location of Glitz Cupcakes) this small cafe serves up a great selection.
I dare even say their sandwiches taste better than La Bottega. From delicious and hearty sandwiches and salads to delectable and sweet pastries Angelina Cafe has it all. They have a few soups and sandwich combos if you're quite hungry and lots of pastry and dessert selections in case you want a snack!
Both myself and Victoria follow the Slow-Carb diet, a food separating diet popularized by Tim Ferris, so this isn't the sort of place we should be eating at every day (although I could!). That said its quite possible to load up on salad and coffee in order to avoid the carbs.
Not so easy to do at el-Star-Buck ;-)
Last time I was there I spent less than $4 and got a rich espresso and soft cookie.
ByWard Market's best kept secret? I hope not for long!
Mark NICOLAS says...
Great coffe great place friendly owner
On January 28, 2013